The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1887-05-11
Our Washington Letter.
From Our Own Correspondent
W,curxcroS 1Tov 10 1897
WASHINGTON, May 10, lSS

praise OF their Southern trip TO attend the
! unveiling Of the Calhoun statue. The orator
OF the occasion, Secretary Lamar, has been
! afflicted with neur&lglc ailments since his re-
turn, but he is none the less charmed with
the centre Of earthquakes andlts people. 10
some of the party Charleston was Ill old ac-
| Guaintance but with the PoStIlaster-Gener-
Il, Secretary Of the Treasury and Senator
Voorhees, it was q first visit and they Tell
fairly in love with the delicious atnospkere,
royal hospitality, and fine people Of the old
city. Mr. Villas remarked that he was pr
pared to lind very superior people IN that
auristocratic old Southern stronghold, but
that he was quite surprised to find such a
general high tone prevailing among large
portion OF the population.
Equally delighted with the National Capt.
tai Will be the thousands Of visitors who will
ioc2l here during the present month. vi
course these crowds of visiting stran-
gers from every part Of the United States
Will expect 10 hospltabie fnvors s1ch as were
theapec in protuSion on the distinguished
Charleston guests. They will have 10 look
out Sharply for their own breakfasts and
lunches and dinners and beds. But they
will Sc tue st beautiful city IN the world
IN the month OF dowers, and they can give
Il glorious time in many ways, FOR Washing
ton is more than - thing OF beauty. 1t IS
by far the most Interesting city II America
US we'll
Il is TO be regretted that the elevator in
the Washington Monument will not be in
active operation during the National Drill
when 50 many sight-seers will be in the city.
But instead Of being lifted rapidly through
-, -h IN
w and down five hundred teet of iron stair
way by the light OF candles held by them
selves. The arrangements are complete tor
lighting the interior OF the Monument with
seyeutv-ive incanIescent electric lights,
with which the effect is very striking. The
electric Ii i9hting plant was provided for by
the appropriation for completiu>, :, the Monu
ment, as was also the elevator. uut there Is
need gilmore Congressional legislation and
another appropriation betoreelther can be
put Into regular ope-aaon.
The Monument was lighted at its dedica-
ton, but few knew K, as but few entered the
Monument on that occasion. Since then It
,as only been lighted for testing purposes,
/, once when in honor OF Mrs. Cleveland,
w4o made tcip to the top. The lights a-e
az the stairway landings, and are fastened
to brackets extending from the iron frame
work in the centre OF the shaft. The eject
is very striking as one looks
up the shaft from the bot
tom and sees these brilliant ights on altern-
ate sides, extending all the way to the top,
and brilliantly Illuminating the entire lnte-
Iior OF the structure.
Workmen have placed the memorial stones
in the panels prepared for them IN the Int,
rior of the Monument, all the way up, and
the inscriptions on them SHOW with perfect
d!ss;octness IL tie electric lights When
s1me Of tie cement was taken out IN httlDg &
N some Of these stones, It was found to be
as solid as the marble surrounding it. Gu
riosity seekers think they ought not leave
Washington without having been to the top
of the highest structure IN the world built by
the hands of man, and although the past
winter was unusually Indictment and insult
able for such al excursion, about two thous-
and people trudgod up the winding stairway
to its dizzy height during each month.
They have been very busy at the National
Museum during the week trying to get the
Grant relics pllced on exhibition before the
National Drill begins. The task is nearly
completed, and the cases already exhibited
ha, !. attracted much notice. tlvt cases VIII
contain tho whole collection except tn,
paintings and large objects which cannot be
put into cases. Many OF these articles arr
souvenirs OF Gen. Grants trip around tie
world. There is = splendid collection of o.c
Japanese coins of huge size valued at $1,000.
There are swords, gold headed Gains cslsk-
ets mcdallions, rare woods, silver plate, and
sparkling gems, which vie with each othe.
=, ottract rbe eve There ar,. invitation
cards, menu cards, reminders OF entertain
ments gwen in his honor, embossed on gold
plates. One invitation to a masked bal!
given ct SanFrancisco, upon Gen. Grants
arrival in that city, on his return from his
famous tour, is engraved on solid gold, and
was enclosed in u silver envelop with the
address engraved upon 1t. In the right hand
corner is TWO cent stamp, and in the left,
the usual If not delivered in ten days, re-
turn to-, etc There is casket carved from
the wood of Shakespearcs mulberry tree,
and many other articles that have value
by association.